sobreexplotasen
Syllables
so-bre-ex-plo-ta-sen
Pronunciation
/soβɾe.eksploˈta.sen/
Stress
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Morphemes
sobre- + explot- + -ase-n
The word 'sobreexplotasen' is a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, divided into six syllables: so-bre-ex-plo-ta-sen. The stress falls on 'plo'. It's formed from the prefix 'sobre-', the root 'explot-', and the inflectional suffix '-ase-n'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel separation and stress rules.
Definitions
- 1
To overexploit; to exploit excessively.
To overexploit
“Los colonizadores sobreexplotasen los recursos naturales.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('plo') according to Spanish accentuation rules for words ending in 'n'.
Syllables
so — Open syllable, unstressed.. bre — Open syllable, unstressed.. ex — Closed syllable, unstressed.. plo — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. ta — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
Each vowel sound generally forms its own syllable.
Stress Rule
Words ending in 'n' receive stress on the antepenultimate syllable.
Consonant Cluster Break
Consonant clusters are broken based on sonority, but 'ex' is treated as a single unit.
- The word follows standard Spanish syllabification rules without significant anomalies.
- No regional variations affect the syllable division.
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